Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-27

beads. 1t has the close brim of the
French cottage bonnet, which is covered
with golden brown velvet. No bows, nc
trimmings of any sort is employed, save
simple finish of amber-yellow tulle
strings. Against so simple an affair as
this there can be no complaint, rs il
can not prove an obstruction to the
vision of any who sit back OF the wearer.
In dress making there are some limo
vations. A shoulder piece or yoke is
adapted to the bodice, it is cut round like
collar and the bodice is applied il
small spikes forming circle like neck
lac. In skirt making the bottom
edge Of the front breadth is
slashed in intervals of five OF
The tournure is moderate in size and
should be a small hustle of hair covered
with the dress material and beneath It
three sterls arranged TO hold out the
! drapery that in most instances hang,
straight in the back. The ladies may
feel some interest in the gowns
of Miss Patten, who so recently was mar
ried to Congressman Glover, snd We Clip
a description of g part OF taem:
Oi course, the most important toilet was
the wedding robe, a grand affair. with q
train ninety inches long, of white velour
f-ise, or, in plain English, satin heavily
broCsded in velvet, in bold out grac".
ful design. The duchesse lace used on
this dress is tiuer and more elegant than
that which the Princess Beatrice wor ovel
her wedding gown. The design OF
flowers aud vines is exquisite. and ten
yards of it, nearly q yard deep, are used
TO form draperles completely covering
the sides of the dress and held in from,
by long sprays and clusters OF orange
blossoms. Fifteen yards of the same
lace, but narrow, trim the edge of tire
train and corsage.
There are two bodies, and the bride,
Continental fashion, chose to be mar
ried in the high uecked one, with
elbow sleeves. a long tulle veil was
worn and Miss Patten carried a bOu,
quet of lilies of the yalley-orchids are
getting too Common-and fan with
jeweied sticks covered with duchesse
lace, in which is interlaid tiny Vatican
painting. From Tiffany's three diamond
necklaces and pendants were sent by Mr.
Glover for the bride to choose from.
The goipg-away dress is of fl lie wool
bottle-green cloth, over petticoat OF
pistasche green, soutasChe in black.
jacket, muf and toque, all edged with
black astrakan, go with it. Green seems
to se a favored color, for there are no
less than five gowns in different shades
Perhaps the most effective is dinner
dress of Nile-green watered silk, the long
train and half-high cOrsage of emerald
silk velvet. Narrow saShes of streamers
of the latter fall over the pale petticoat,
and are ingeniously caught together lat
tice fashion. Bands of irridescent let, in
shaded green, form an edging, and the
bodice are caught airy clusters of Nile
green L4ste. Garlands of seaweed and
pond lilies and emerald ornaments Will
be worn with this dress.
Another gown, also in Nile green, is of
tuIe over silk of the same color, very
simply made. The Corsage, pointed
back and front, has unique air impaired
to it by band Of white ribbon laid on 6
band of broader ribbon absinthe in color,
which, starting in jaunty bow on the
left shoulder, is brought down to the
right hip, terminating III long loops on
the skirt.
A very handsome visiting costume OF
electric gray plush. One side of the skirt
is composed of moire antique in the same
tint laid in broad pleats; on the other 3
plush panel crossed by chains of linked
and cut steel ornaments. The body has
high collar. formed entirely of steel
ornaments, AMI over it is worn a tiny
mantle, a garment of glittering steel, and
8 coquettish bonnet from Yivot to match.